Dhoni taking wrong decisions!!!

I also think that Dhoni right now is little tensed and when people get tensed they tend to make more mistakes and I think most probably team India should rotate the players.

Last match - Oh yes!? How do you know that? But how will he be playing his last match? Is he going to retire? Now when you read this there might be some other thoughts in your mind and let me clear them - the selectors are not going to dump Dhoni. He is a great captain and an even greater player. India needs him. A couple of failures here or there doesn't mean the end of the world for anyone. Look, he will be there for many years to come.

Not even Ashwin every Indian batsman was not so aggressive in this test why he could't wait for 10-15 min when India was still 4 runs behind???

To be very frank, at this time, we don't have a single bowler, spinner or fast bowler. If you see, in other countries even the part timers are better than Indian bowlers. E.g. look at Zaheer Khan and Ashwin. If you can't take 7 wickets in one day, then you don't deserve to be Indian team. They should look for some fresh talent, batting will be improved with time but this bowling department needs new players, none of the existing bowlers has got any talent. Now I know why Dhoni declared so early, he knew the strength of his bowlers.

I think you are able enough to differentiate between the two scenarios - Dhoni scoring 99 runs and Ashiwn scoring 29 runs. Why 246 balls, I will say even if he had taken another 100 balls to score those 99 runs, it would have been fine. India was 71/4 when the big partnership started. Just calculate for yourself, and you will find that the match that was declared drawn at about 3 PM today, might have ended in England's favor yesterday itself. When Ashwin scored those 29 runs, India was already safe and had played for time and not for a win and a 1-3 drubbing. And one thing, you said 'now' I am supporting Dhoni. My friend, it is not now, but it is for ever and ever that I have been backing him. I have many articles written on this topic at various websites and even discussions here where I have never admired a player either too much or never had brickbats against him at the same intensity. We Indians either have flowers for our cricketers or thorns. There's no between here. And yes, some decisions will never be taken by a captain as an individual. It is always a team decision. Remember Ian Bell being called back. What do you think, when Dhoni was asked three times by the umpires to give him out or not, he got enlightened in the dressing room and decided to recall him? It was a team meeting that he should be called back - not Dhoni's alone. And when should a bowler be given the ball to bowl is entirely the captain's call. Don't think a captain never has a say in any matter. But even a captain has to remain under the management's rules. He is not a dictator all the while and not even a servant.

I had so much to say, I forgot to mention one thing - I didn't say Ashwin took 62 minutes to score 29 runs. It was the end of the third day when India was on 296 and declared on 326. I was talking of those 29 runs. Incidentally, both Ashwin's and India's additional runs were 29. Ashwin's actual stay was of 91 minutes while facing 65 balls.

Now you are supporting Dhoni just by saying that it was not his decision total team decision oh!!! well that means every match that Dhoni wins as a captain of India has no contribution to India as captain right cause it was total team decision.So, we are wasting time on saying Dhoni is a great captain cause it's the team who take decision right??? We all know captain has a great role in every decision take in the match so if he wanted to bat India till the end he can do it.And you are saying Ashwin take looooong 62 minutes for his 29 runs,then just think about Dhoni he took loooooooooooooooooooong 246 balls to make 99. Each an every Indian batsman straggling to make runs its not about Dhoni, Kholi or Ashwin so that was not a big factor...

I understand your opinion but tell me one thing even if India will able to take 10 wickets of England then also India will have to bat 2nd Innings to win the match.So, to win the match you have to score runs,so why not in first innings??